Two deaths after boat carrying migrants sinks
ISTANBUL, Turkey – A boat carrying migrants has sunk in the Aegean Sea, just 50 metres off Turkey’s Mugla coast, ...
Trump seeks disarmament, then threatens Russia with nukes
MOSCOW, Russia - Two days after the U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intentions to withdraw the U.S. from the ...
Trump's bid to nix a nuclear arms treaty imperils its allies
WASHINGTON, U.S. - The U.S. President Donald Trump, who has proactively pursued better ties with Russia ever since assuming office, ...
Turkish President Erdogan to reveal details of Khasoggi case
ISTANBUL, Turkey - In a sign of growing pressure on Saudi Arabia, Turkey said it will announce details of its ...
In shocking plot switch, Saudi claims Khashoggi was murdered
WASHINGTON, U.S. - For 17 days, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remained unfazed despite mounting fears of anarchy, threats of ...
Deadly train accident in Taiwan kills 22, hundreds injured
TAIPEI, Taiwan - In a tragic incident that took place in the city of Taitung in Taiwan on Sunday, a train ...
Polling day violence in Afghanistan kills 67, injuries 126
KABUL, Afghanistan - Despite a threat of violent attacks, thousands of Afghans bravely headed to the polls on Saturday to ...
55 killed in sectarian violence sparked at Nigerian market
KADUNA, Nigeria - A spat that broke out between porters in a Nigerian town sparked violent sectarian clashes between young ...
U.S. to pull out of nuclear with with Russia
WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States is withdrawing from its landmark Intermediate-Range ...
Judiciary will have the final say, says Saudi HRC
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia was insisting Saturday that its judiciary has full autonomy in investigating, and potentially prosecting ...
Former prime minister of Netherlands is dead at age 80
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – The former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok, who helped forge the country's famed consensus-based politics and oversaw ...
No skepticism over Saudi actions in Middle East
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – While the international community was expressing scepticism about steps taken by Saudi Arabia in the case ...
More sanctions as Venezuelan inflation nears one million %
President Donald Trump has spoken forcefully about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, calling it a “human tragedy” at the United ...
After killing, Saudi Arabia's formidable PR machine shows cracks
When the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001 by 19 hijackers - 15 of them from Saudi Arabia ...
Du Preez: Sharks need All Blacks? discipline in final
Cape Town - Sharks coach Robert du Preez has stressed the importance of discipline ahead of Saturday's Currie Cup final ...
DENR-BMB holds consultations on IP-based biodiversity policies
QUEZON CITY, OCT. 22 (PIA)--The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) conducted a National Stakeholders' Consultation on ...
Anderson survives scare in Vienna, boosts London hopes
Cape Town - South African tennis star Kevin Anderson survived a scare in his opening round match at the Vienna ...
Roman Reigns relinquishes Universal C'ship after revealing leukemia
Washington DC [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): American professional wrestler Roman Reigns has relinquished his World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Universal Championship ...
Never give up: UN chief's message for 2018 UN Day
Marking the 2018 United Nations Day, which falls on 24 October, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging the men and women ...
Delhi gasps for breath as air quality dips further
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): The air quality of Delhi nosedived on Tuesday just a few days after scores ...
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Hong Kong stock index drops 778 points
SYDNEY, Australia - Geopolitical concerns weighed on stock markets in Asia on Tuesday while regionally a rebound in Chinese stocks ...
Regional cooperation in Asia Pacific necessary, says report
METRO MANILA, Philippines - Regional cooperation is increasingly necessary to tackle a rising number of cross-border challenges in Asia and ...
Saudi's crucial annual conference website hacked, defaced
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Amid mounting global pressure to come clean on the circumstances surrounding the death of its veteran ...
Uber to appeal Singapore competition watchdog's penalty
SINGAPORE - Months after Uber Technologies sold its Southeast Asian business to the Singapore-based firm Grab, both the companies were ...
Chinese government adds to tax deductions
BEIJING, China – In a bid to boost the economy, China is to allow an increasing number of items as ...
China reports no growth in industrial capacity utilization
BEIJING, China - China’s industrial capacity utilization rate was largely unchanged in the third quarter, according to the country’s National ...
Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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